NZ vs AUS 1st Test Lancaster Park, Christchurch February 18 - 23, 1977 | Live Score of Australia tour of New Zealand 1977

Doug Walters and Gary Gilmour's 217-run partnership is AUS's highest for the 7th wicket in Tests, breaking the record of 168 between Rod Marsh and O'Keeffe

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Scorecard summary

Australia • 552/10(110.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

250 (342)

3/125 (31)

101 (146)

3/155 (29)

New Zealand • 357/10(95.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

66 (95)

5/101 (28)

61 (151)

3/66 (26)

Australia • 154/4(43 overs)

2nd INNINGS

77* (129)

1/41 (13)

22 (91)

1/28 (8)

New Zealand • 293/8(84 overs)

2nd INNINGS

107* (251)

4/65 (25)

39 (77)

2/70 (18)

Match details

Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Toss	New Zealand, elected to field first
Series	Australia tour of New Zealand
Season	1976/77
Series result	2-match series level 0-0
Match number	Test no. 796
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Jock Edwards
Umpires	Dennis Copps Fred Goodall

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New Zealand Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
GM Turner	caught	36	100
GP Howarth	caught	28	88
BE Congdon	not out	107	251
JM Parker	caught	21	56
MG Burgess	caught	39	77
GN Edwards	caught	15	30
WK Lees	caught	3	7
HJ Howarth	bowled	0	1
RJ Hadlee	caught	15	25
DR Hadlee	not out	8	46
Extras	(lb 12, nb 8, w 1)
Total	293(8 wkts; 84 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
DK Lillee	18	1	70	2	2.91
GJ Gilmour	10	0	48	1	3.6
MHN Walker	25	4	65	4	1.95
KJ O'Keeffe	20	4	56	1	2.1
GS Chappell	11	0	33	0	2.25

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	70	Glenn Turner	Geoff Howarth
2nd	0	Bevan Congdon	Geoff Howarth
3rd	58	Bevan Congdon	John Parker
4th	90	Bevan Congdon	Mark Burgess
5th	20	Bevan Congdon	Jock Edwards
6th	7	Bevan Congdon	Warren Lees
7th	0	Bevan Congdon	Hedley Howarth
8th	15	Bevan Congdon	Richard Hadlee
9th	33	Bevan Congdon	Dayle Hadlee

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